This volume serves as a comprehensive bibliographic record of seventeenth-century medical and scientific literature held within the National Library of Medicine. Compiled by Peter Krivatsky under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health, this reference work provides a systematic cataloging of rare printed materials. It functions as a primary research tool for historians and scholars investigating the evolution of medical knowledge during the 1600s.

Scholars and librarians recognize this catalog as a foundational reference for the study of early modern medical history. The text is noted for its rigorous bibliographic precision and its utility in locating rare primary sources within the National Library of Medicine collection.